Deadline: March
31, 2016, at 16h00
Do you have a
fabulous stage production but no venue to present it in? Are you looking for a
potential partner to assist with the financial costs of staging a drama,
musical or dance production?
Then this is the
opportunity you have been waiting for!
The Playhouse
Company, one of South Africa’s premier professional theatre institutions,
invites arts practitioners, including independent producers, directors,
playwrights and production houses, to submit proposals for cutting-edge stage
productions in the areas of dance, drama and music to be staged at the
Playhouse in Durban during its 2017/8 financial year.
Productions will be
considered either on a ‘co-producer’ or partnership basis and preference will
be given to arts practitioners and productions in line with The Playhouse
Company’s mandate, mission and vision, which is available on the company’s
website under Annual Reports.
Applicants are
invited to apply in one or more of the following categories:
South African
Women’s Arts Festival: A
combination of events, vibrant and innovative productions, exhibitions and
workshops make up the programme celebrating women’s month. All productions are
either created by or performed by women, or both.
News Stages
Festival: New Stages is
recognized as a platform for taking productions to new heights, preparing them
to be staged in other popular venues around the province and the country.
Schools
programme: The Playhouse
Company’s mobile stage provides a platform and medium to expose schools in
rural communities to the world of the performing arts, as well as communicating
important lifestyle messages to learners in these areas.
Partnerships: Fully-fledged professional productions that
are ready to be staged during the year will be considered. The Playhouse
Company provides access to existing costumes, sets and available technical
requirements.
Consideration and
evaluation of proposals will only be given to stage works that are beyond
concept or script phases that are ready to be staged, or have previously been
staged, and that meet the stringent artistic standards of The Playhouse
Company. The Playhouse Company will give preference to productions and artists
from KwaZulu-Natal.
Application forms
can be downloaded from The Playhouse Company’s website: www.playhousecompany.com
Fully completed application forms with the
required supporting documentation must be dropped in the “Arts Proposal
Applications” box situated in the foyer of The Playhouse Company head office at
29 Acutt Street, Durban.
The review process
will be conducted by an independent panel of industry professionals. All
applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application.
The
Playhouse offers a meeting to discuss application processes on February 19 in
the Playhouse, A1 rehearsal studio. RSVP your attendance to Khulekani on 031 369
9440 or email testdrive@playhousecompany.com
Applications
close on March 31 at 16h00. Incomplete or late applications will not be
considered.
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